DETERMINATION OF KIR HAPLOTYPES ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of determining KIR genotypes for one or more individuals in parallel, the method comprising:
- (a) for each individual, performing an amplification reaction with a forward primer and a reverse primer, each primer comprising an adapter sequence, an individual identification sequence, and a KIR-hybridizing sequence, to amplify the exon sequences of the KIR genes that comprise polymorphic sites to obtain KIR amplicons;
(b) pooling KIR amplicons from more than one individual obtained in step (a);
(c) performing emulsion PCR;
(d) determining the sequence of each KIR amplicon for each individual using pyrosequencing in parallel; and
(e) assigning the KIR alleles to each individual by comparing the sequence of the KIR amplicons determined in step (d) to known KIR sequences to determine which KIR alleles are present in the individual.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of determining KIR genotypes for one or more individuals in parallel, the method comprising: for each individual, amplifying the polymorphic exon sequences of the KIR genes, pooling the KIR amplicons, performing emulsion PCR followed by pyrosequencing in parallel to determine all the amplicon sequences present in the individual to determine which KIR alleles are present in the individual.
55 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A method of determining KIR genotypes for one or more individuals in parallel, the method comprising:
-
(a) for each individual, performing an amplification reaction with a forward primer and a reverse primer, each primer comprising an adapter sequence, an individual identification sequence, and a KIR-hybridizing sequence, to amplify the exon sequences of the KIR genes that comprise polymorphic sites to obtain KIR amplicons; (b) pooling KIR amplicons from more than one individual obtained in step (a); (c) performing emulsion PCR; (d) determining the sequence of each KIR amplicon for each individual using pyrosequencing in parallel; and (e) assigning the KIR alleles to each individual by comparing the sequence of the KIR amplicons determined in step (d) to known KIR sequences to determine which KIR alleles are present in the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A kit for obtaining KIR amplicons to determine KIR genotypes in one or more individuals in parallel, comprising:
-
a forward primer comprising an adapter region, an individual identification tag and a KIR-hybridizing region; a reverse primer that comprises an adapter region, an individual identification tag, and a KIR-hybridizing region. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A reaction mixture for obtaining KIR amplicons to determine KIR genotypes in one or more individuals in parallel, comprising a set of primers which includes:
- a forward primer comprising an adapter region, an individual identification tag and a KIR-hybridizing region; and
a reverse primer that comprises an adapter region, an individual identification tag, and a KIR-hybridizing region. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- a forward primer comprising an adapter region, an individual identification tag and a KIR-hybridizing region; and
Specification